US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Aug. 11 for "Molded seal boots, sealed structures, and methods for sealing" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,178, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Molded seal boots, sealed structures, and methods for sealing" was invented by Jonathan Y. Ahn (Seattle), Marianne E. Wilkinson (Redmond, Wash.), Jesse R. Wiseman (Snohomish, Wash.), Tho N. Dang (Lynnwood, Wash.) and Korey J. Harbke (Everett, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal boot includes a base and a toe that extends from the base. The seal boot includes a fillet surface that is formed by the base and the toe. The seal boot includes a first fay surface that is at least partially formed by the base. The seal boot includes a second fay surface that is...